Mark Collins returns for his third season with the Falcons after a successful foray in the college ranks. In addition to his Defensive Assistant duties, Collins will also help Ray Hamilton with the defensive line. In 2011, Collins’ work with the defensive line allowed the Birds to hold opponents to an average of just 97 yards per game, sixth-best in the League. Atlanta held eight of its 16 opponents to under 100 rushing yards, including four of its last eight games, and stopped the opposition in the backfield 41 times last year.
Prior to his arrival in the NFL, Collins was an assistant coach, working with the safeties for the University of Louisiana-Monroe in 2009. He coached two All-Sun Belt selections in safeties Greg James and James Truxillo. The Warhawks defense allowed an average of 236.9 passing yards a game while totaling 13 interceptions during his lone year at the Monroe, Louisiana school.
Collins served as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia in 2007. During his stay in Athens, the Bulldogs enjoyed an 11-2 season and a No. 2 ranking in the final Associated Press poll. Georgia won its last seven contests of the season, which included a 41-10 victory over Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl.
In 2006, Collins served as the Linebackers Coach for Georgia Southern University and also worked with the special teams and was the camp and clinic director. At GSU, Collins coached AFCA first-team All-America selection John Mohring.
A graduate of East Tennessee State University, Collins joined the coaching staff of his alma mater in 1999 and served in a variety of roles, including Outside Linebackers Coach, Defensive Line Coach, Special Teams Coordinator and Assistant Defensive Backs Coach. Following four seasons at ETSU, Collins was hired by the University of Michigan where he was part of two Big Ten Championships and back-to-back trips to the Rose Bowl. He worked with the team’s linebackers as well as the offensive linemen during his two seasons in Ann Arbor, Mich.
He his married to the former, Sarah Warren, of Baxley, GA.
Collins’ Coaching Background
- 2010-12 - Defensive Assistant // Falcons
- 2009 - Assistant Coach // Louisiana-Monroe
- 2007-08 - Graduate Assistant // Univ. of Georgia
- 2006 - Linebackers // Georgia Southern Univ.
- 2005 - Defensive Coord. // Elon University
- 2003-04 - LBs & Off. Line // Univ. of Michigan
- 1999-2002 - Assistant Coach // East Tennessee St
Mark Collins returns for his third season with the Falcons after a successful foray in the college ranks. In addition to his Defensive Assistant duties, Collins will also help Ray Hamilton with the defensive line. In 2011, Collins’ work with the defensive line allowed the Birds to hold opponents to an average of just 97 yards per game, sixth-best in the League. Atlanta held eight of its 16 opponents to under 100 rushing yards, including four of its last eight games, and stopped the opposition in the backfield 41 times last year.
Prior to his arrival in the NFL, Collins was an assistant coach, working with the safeties for the University of Louisiana-Monroe in 2009. He coached two All-Sun Belt selections in safeties Greg James and James Truxillo. The Warhawks defense allowed an average of 236.9 passing yards a game while totaling 13 interceptions during his lone year at the Monroe, Louisiana school.
Collins served as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia in 2007. During his stay in Athens, the Bulldogs enjoyed an 11-2 season and a No. 2 ranking in the final Associated Press poll. Georgia won its last seven contests of the season, which included a 41-10 victory over Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl.
In 2006, Collins served as the Linebackers Coach for Georgia Southern University and also worked with the special teams and was the camp and clinic director. At GSU, Collins coached AFCA first-team All-America selection John Mohring.
A graduate of East Tennessee State University, Collins joined the coaching staff of his alma mater in 1999 and served in a variety of roles, including Outside Linebackers Coach, Defensive Line Coach, Special Teams Coordinator and Assistant Defensive Backs Coach. Following four seasons at ETSU, Collins was hired by the University of Michigan where he was part of two Big Ten Championships and back-to-back trips to the Rose Bowl. He worked with the team’s linebackers as well as the offensive linemen during his two seasons in Ann Arbor, Mich.
He his married to the former, Sarah Warren, of Baxley, GA.
Collins’ Coaching Background
- 2010-12 - Defensive Assistant // Falcons
- 2009 - Assistant Coach // Louisiana-Monroe
- 2007-08 - Graduate Assistant // Univ. of Georgia
- 2006 - Linebackers // Georgia Southern Univ.
- 2005 - Defensive Coord. // Elon University
- 2003-04 - LBs & Off. Line // Univ. of Michigan
- 1999-2002 - Assistant Coach // East Tennessee St
